"This original book fills a gap in the market. Advocating for the importance of a hierarchical view of beings, it shows how a materialistic approach has strong limitations that make for difficult interdisciplinary dialogue between different sciences. In our postmodern time, such difficulty poses a big problem to research, and because of that it requires an answer. Vestige of Eden, Image of Eternity is clear, coherent, and effective in addressing these issues."--Fr. Giulio Maspero, Pontifical University of Holy Cross, and member of the Pontifical Academy of Theology "Shows that scientific (and philosophical) rigor does not have to entail a bleak vision of the cosmos as nothing but atoms interacting in a void. In this book, Daniel Toma offers an inspiring alternative, in which our union with divine grace can help draw our perception of creation into that of a heavenly liturgy."--Fr.

Andrew Pinsent, Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford "Dan Toma, a geneticist by trade, is the kind of writer that few of us can ever hope to be: clear, brilliant, and captivating. I am struck by the love and wonder with which he views things--whether small things such as a stream or unfathomably rich realities such as God the Trinity. He is a born questioner. The serenity and joy that attend his quest, and the clarity and depth with which he explains the answers he has found, make this book a rare delight. This book nourishes the soul in every way."--Matthew Levering, James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr.

Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary "In the postmodern wasteland without meaning and purpose, it is refreshing to find a commentary that explains, embraces, and celebrates the order of the universe. Vestige of Eden, Image of Eternity is a much needed challenge to a cynical and unintelligible world that has turned its back on God. It is scientific yet theological, academic yet accessible, full of Faith yet reasonable. He invites us to understand a Creation that reflects the glory and liturgical splendor of God, who alone will satisfy our quest for meaning and purpose."--John Horvat, author of Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society--Where We've Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go "Astonishing in its scope, Vestige of Eden, Image of Eternity is nothing less than a comprehensive survey of the heavens and the earth. Dan Toma has presented not only religion grounded in reason, but also science unmarred by materialism. A revolutionary work."--Dale Ahlquist, President, American Chesterton Society.